"yadyapio tumi hao jagat-pÄvana
tomÄ-sparÅ›e pavitra haya deva-muni-gaṇa
tathÄpi bhakta-svabhÄva — maryÄdÄ-raká¹£aṇa
maryÄdÄ-pÄlana haya sÄdhura bhūṣaṇa

 yadyapio - although; tumi - you; hao - are; jagat-pÄvana - the deliverer of the entire universe; tomÄ - you; sparÅ›e - by touching; pavitra - purified; haya - becomes; deva-muni-gaṇa - the demigods and great saintly persons; tathÄpi - still; bhakta-svabhÄva - the nature of a devotee; maryÄdÄ - etiquette; raká¹£aṇa - to protect or observe; maryÄdÄ pÄlana - to maintain etiquette; haya - is; sÄdhura bhūṣaṇa - ornament of devotees.


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“My dear SanÄtana, although you are the deliverer of the entire universe and although even the demigods and great saints are purified by touching you, it is the characteristic of a devotee to observe and protect the Vaiṣṇava etiquette. Maintenance of the Vaiṣṇava etiquette is the ornament of a devotee.

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